Abidjan vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$548	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	33	86
😀 Quality of life	43	93
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.39M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 65% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4654th and 43rd ($1224 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 7383rd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs San Diego

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	Abidjan	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$28967

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782